diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index da6054cbd9c0..d7abd0dd2f73 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include "i40e_prototype.h"
 static int i40evf_setup_all_tx_resources(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
 static int i40evf_setup_all_rx_resources(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
+static void i40evf_free_all_tx_resources(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
+static void i40evf_free_all_rx_resources(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter);
 static int i40evf_close(struct net_device *netdev);
 
 char i40evf_driver_name[] = "i40evf";
@@ -1534,9 +1536,13 @@ static void i40evf_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 			rstat_val);
 		adapter->flags |= I40EVF_FLAG_PF_COMMS_FAILED;
 
-		if (netif_running(adapter->netdev))
-			i40evf_close(adapter->netdev);
-
+		if (netif_running(adapter->netdev)) {
+			set_bit(__I40E_DOWN, &adapter->vsi.state);
+			i40evf_down(adapter);
+			i40evf_free_traffic_irqs(adapter);
+			i40evf_free_all_tx_resources(adapter);
+			i40evf_free_all_rx_resources(adapter);
+		}
 		i40evf_free_misc_irq(adapter);
 		i40evf_reset_interrupt_capability(adapter);
 		i40evf_free_queues(adapter);